The City Council Tuesday night voted unanimously to permanently ban market rate "micro units" in Santa Monica but will revisit the issue later this year.

While amending the zoning code to ban market-rate Single Room Occupancy (SRO) developments, the Council acknowledged the units -- which range from 220 to 375 square feet -- could fill a niche in the local housing market.

The ordinance excludes 100 percent affordable housing projects or certain specialized housing uses such as emergency shelters, transitional housing and supportive housing citywide.

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AND: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-city-council-voted-tuesday-to-prohibit-apartments-smaller-than-375-square-feet/175541